New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-13
MEASURES BEFORE CONGRESS.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILLS IN THE sENATE-ihh
TRADE DOLLARS IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 1.-The following House bills
were reported back by Mr.. Malone, from the Commit
tee on Public Buildings, and passed Increasing
the apr opnauon for public building Mt Troy ~ l.
10 $500, 900 and FIXING that the limit oil cost
for site and building. Increasing the appropriation
Tor public building at Brooklyn, N w. and fixing the
limit OF cost at 81 100000
Mr. Came ron from the Committee on Naval Affairs
reported pack with amendments tho bill tintroduccn Nv
him yesterday "to increasc tho Naval establish
ment" and gave notice that he would call II up on
Monday i'm nediatcly alter the morning business
THE amendments made by the Naval Committee
have the effect OF fixing the bonus 10 be PAID the CON
for the first knot In excess OF tho contract rate
of twenty knots, 10 be attained by tho proposed new
cruisers, 100000; and tor each additional Knot
800 600; The aggregate OF tho Appropriation
Mr. Hale reported back from the Naval Committee
with an amendment the bill introduced by him ycster
day. to provide for the increase OF tho Na,al estao
shment,' and gave notice that he would call 1t up AT
an early date. (The amendment Appropriated three
millions Tor the armament OF tho vessels for the con-
strnction OF which the bill provides. The Dill nc"
appropriatcs 3 10 ,i00,OO0D
Mr. Williams introduced bill to amend the act ior
the resumption OF specie payment Referred 10 ,no
Committee on Finance III authorizes the resumption
OF legal tenders in coin at San Francisco IN ire same
the law ut present providos for New-lorh.l
Mr. lIoar, from the Committee on Library, reported
Joint resolution authorizing the President 10 accept
behalf of tho United States, the sword OF the h'o
Captain Samuel Chester Reed, commanding tho tnited
States private armed brig General Armstrong, Ten
dered by mis- son, samuel c. Reed and to make to .he
gver OF such sword such acknowledgment US tho
President shall deem suitable. Passed.
Mr. Plat withdrew his motion TO reconsider the voto
OF yesterday passing tho bill To authorize the OF.
Worth and Denver City Railway Company to construct
a railroad through public lands In Utah Territory. a.
Immediately alter the reading OF tho journal IN tno
House Mr.. Scott, OF Pennsy lvaDia demanded the reg
ular Order and called up the Senate bill ior we
retirement and reoonage of the trade dollar M ~,
ONeil oil Missouri raised tho point OF order tina, tn
Committee on Labor entitled to the 1oor uhdei
prior special order made In May last. The speaker
Overruled the point OF order Mr. ONoll then raiseu
the question OF consideration The House iecide1-
yeas J42, nays lotto consider tho Trade Doiiar
bill
Mr. Scott then took the floor in advocacy OF tho
measure stating the facts relative to the Issuing OF tne
trade dollar under the net OF 1873 and the dePr,va
ton OF its legal-tender qualities in 1870: rho,
1876 there had been coined Is 631 900 OF these ao
lars and subsequently to that year 2032S, 500 naa
been coined and put out Those dollars had oeon
issued by the authority OF the United States ana
stamped by tho United States dollars The people
OF tho country who had taken them In psy for shor
commodities had every right TO expect that they wof
dollars. OF the dollars coined over 20 600, 900 had
oesn exported, leaving in this country little over
portion Of these had been utilized .: bullion IL We
hate to presume that IL psAding blu we're snsssse